Which imo sounds like he plans to increase TP/MP cost of abilities.
Increased TP/MP cost ... hmm no don't really think that would happen. Rather some less potency with any single target skill. For example "Heavy Shot" does around 130 potency instead of 150 potency.
A cast-animation for the Bard ?! ... Bards don't have any cast-animation, oh wait there are the actual songs, which the Bard cast for 3 seconds.
I don't know what is wrong with people ... Yoshi P. said they get a slight nerf so everyone is afraid of some major changes. He even said that the Melee Dps aka Dragoon and Monk gets buffed ( longer duration of the Greased Lightning stacks and shorter animation of the Jumps just for example )
The changes will not be so bad to destroy a class to such point that he deals no damage ...